Astro Party vs 12 orbits
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Astro Party
Engage in fast-paced, competitive deathmatches where players blast enemy ships and run over their pilots. Navigate dynamic arenas with simple controls, offering a unique party game experience for up to four players.
- Competitive deathmatch
- Blast enemy ships
- Run over pilots
- Two button controls
- Three game modes
- Dynamic arenas
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Astro Party is the ultimate portable party game. Blast enemy ships and run over pilots in this competitive deathmatch. Ships can only turn right. (whaaaaa?) Up to four players can play on iPhone or iPad. - Two button controls - Three game modes - Dynamic arenas - YOUR SHIP A SPLODE
12 orbits
This app offers a unique local multiplayer experience for 2 to 12 players on a single device. It features four distinct game modes, simple controls, and adjustable difficulty for any group size. Enjoy competitive or team-based play with quick setup and easy learning curves.
- Local multiplayer for 2-12 players
- Four distinct game modes
- Single-screen gameplay
- Simple one-button controls
- Adjusts to any player count
- Quick setup
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The only local multiplayer game that lets you challenge 2, 3, 4, 5, 6... up to 12 players at once on just one screen. One smartphone or tablet is all you need. • Competitive local multiplayer for everyone at once. Anywhere. On anything. • 4 vastly different game modes to choose from • Setup takes seconds, even for 12 players at once • The basic mechanics are simple and can be taught to a group quickly • ...yet they provide you with a lot of room for mastery and competition • Works just as well for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6… players as it does for 12 You can choose from 4 very different game modes: ○ Arena Fill the arena with spheres of your own color and avoid those of your opponents. A bullet hell game that constantly grows more intense. ○ Multiball (Teams) Kind of like football, but with exploding goals and multiple balls at once, which change color all the time. Teamplay is more important than mastery. ○ Trails Collect spheres to grow longer than your opponents. Then block their path and pay attention to your own. And should the other players try to keep their distance, just fling your spheres at them. ○ Blizzard (Teams) Think tennis. But you have to defend against a whole shower of spheres at once, and send them right back where they came from. Whether you prefer playing local multiplayer versus or as a team, defensively or offensively, competitively or in utter chaos, anything is possible. Even so, 12 orbits requires only one button per player. This makes it easy to learn and teach others how to play it, yet it still provides a surprising amount of control for perfectionists. 12 orbits is a local multiplayer game for many players at once. But of course, you can also start off with a smaller group. All game modes automatically adjust to 2 players just as well as to any other number: 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, 9 players, 10 players, 11 players, and of course 12 players can all easily compete with each other. Just try it out! The free version comes with all of the features and no more than a few ads. No micro transactions, no sharing of your data, and no unnecessary permissions. If you enjoy 12 orbits and would like to support me in its development, you can buy an ad-free version right here, in the Store. Thank you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Astro Party at none against 12 orbits's shown. Astro Party also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 42). 12 orbits's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Astro Party sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and 12 orbits sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Astro Party against 4.7 for 12 orbits. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Astro Party has 15K ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Astro Party's written reviews are positive against 91% of 12 orbits's.
Astro Party ships an update every 3 months, 12 orbits every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Astro Party | 12 orbits |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (15K ratings) | 4.7 (42 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews | 90.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | 42 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rusty Moyher | Roman Uhlig |
Customer experience
Astro Party
12 orbits
Bugs and requests
Astro Party
Reported bugs
3 issues- Occasional crashes
- Unresponsive controls
- Glitches with certain power-ups
Requested features
4 requests- Add single-player/AI mode
- Implement online multiplayer
- Expand customization options
- Introduce new power-ups and maps
12 orbits
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Astro Party
- Unlock Snub Ship$3.99
12 orbits
- “Remove all ads from 12 orbits, forever”$1.99
Questions
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